Validation Is Leadership: Why Your Team Needs More Than Direction
When was the last time you recognized a team member for solving a challenging problem or rallying with others to hit a big goal, on time?
About Chris Edmonds
S. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant. He’s the founder and CEO of The Purposeful Culture Group, which he launched in 1990. Chris helps senior leaders build and sustain purposeful, positive, productive work cultures. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Amazon bestsellers Good Comes First (2021) with Mark Babbitt, The Culture Engine (2014), and Leading at a Higher Level (2008) with Ken Blanchard.
Website: http://drivingresultsthroughculture.com/
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Posts by Chris Edmonds:
Leading with Respect: Knowing When to Let Go of Leaders Who Don’t
Today, the landscape has shifted. Employees of all generations demand and deserve workplaces where their aligned ideas, efforts, and contributions are respected and validated every day.
Build a Culture of Respect
When employees experience respect and validation, they bring their best. They take the initiative, collaborate effortlessly, and go the extra mile for customers.
A Blueprint Matrix for Building Respectful, High-Performing Teams
An uncompromising work culture is created and maintained through positive behaviors modeled and rewarded.
Finding the Sweet Spot for a Better Work Environment
As a leader, it’s your job to nurture that environment by showing respect, providing validation, and giving your team the power to influence the workplace culture.
The Power of Servant Purpose: Why It Inspires Better Than a Vision Statement
In essence, a servant purpose goes beyond profit, serving as your company’s more compelling reason for existence in the present moment.
The Negative Impact of Preconceived Notions in Business
Business leaders today face a number of challenges. They are navigating a competitive job market post-pandemic.
Servant Purpose Fosters Clarity, Growth, and Service
Good Comes First companies employ and promote leaders who are fully capable of embracing the servant purpose—and their people.
Intentional Modeling of Desired Values and Behaviors
Do not leave the quality of your work culture to chance. Be intentional by embedding and living out your valued behaviors.
The Perfect Workplace Can Be Yours
A healthy work culture does not happen by default; it happens by design.